Which current player does not know why team called 49ers?
by LondonNiner on Sep 20, 2009 12:21 PM PDT
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PrintWe have a new Saturday morning magazine show on TV here now which appears to be aiming to bring new fans into the game, so they go through a bunch of basics.
In the second edition, which aired yesterday on Channel 5 in the UK, there was an interview with a current captain of the 49ers offense. He was asked why the 49ers are called the 49ers, and he could offer no answer.
But hey, if Vernon Davis catches the winning pass tonight or plays his part in any way in a crucial divisional victory, who cares if he may possibly win the dumbest Niner award ...
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Sad day indeed.
The Cake is a Lie.
by Sultan_of_Seitan (formerly Deific16) on Sep 20, 2009 4:19 PM PDT reply actions
Okay
This post fascinated me for some reason….so, while watching Sunday Night Football with a bunch of buddies, I posed the question to see if they all knew…
And, believe it or not, 2 of the guys had no idea. But, then again, one graduated from Ball State.
Never use a big word where a diminutive alternative would suffice.
Was it Nate Davis?
"This could be another Very Special Team" ... Superbowl winning Niners lineman Dan Audick ...
by LondonNiner on Sep 21, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
LMFAO
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by SportsChicken on Sep 21, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
If I remember my Ca. history
The Niners are called that because Ca. became a state in 1849.
P.S.
The City limit is also 49 miles Square.
So you can pick one and be right.
by LASVEGASNINER on Sep 21, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
or the 49er gold rush (the miners were called 49ers)
by foosball4949 on Sep 21, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Yea, I forgot to mention that.
Believe it started at Sutter Hill. Near Placerville off Hiway 80. Nice stop before heading to Lake Tahoe.
by LASVEGASNINER on Sep 21, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Because Joe Montana threw for 49 TDs in one game?
A record the NFL conveniently leaves out of it’s official stats. Got it now, Vernon?
it's Sutter's Mill
and it’s in Coloma (yes, near placerville)
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
It was changed to Sutter’s Hill when Shaun Hill went there on vacation during the offseason.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 21, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
it's the reason this image makes any sense
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
I believe
49 was the year of the Gold Rush. It just has to be the perfect name for a football team though.
And in the year 49, Jesus led the chosen people to the Gold Rush in California, where they prospered forever.
That’s my favorite Bible story.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 21, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
And on the seventh day ...
… he created Joe Montana.
"This could be another Very Special Team" ... Superbowl winning Niners lineman Dan Audick ...
by LondonNiner on Sep 23, 2009 7:53 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by SportsChicken on Sep 23, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
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